“I went to check on him, and he was crying. He said he was in a lot of pain…”
“Maybe we should give him more ice cream?”
“Let’s not give him too much, dear. We don’t want his stomach to hurt, too.”
“Am I missing a family meeting?”
“Daddy was crying! Do you think he needs more ice cream? I think so!”
“C-… Crying?”
“Yeah!”
“I… I, um, think I should go check on him.”
“Hey~! Sorry, practice ran a little late. There was a language barrier with the Veronaville exchange students.”
“Did it go well other than that?”
“Yeah! How’s daddy?”
“He’s back from the hospital, but he’s been out cold for nearly the entire time he’s been home. Well, until he got up to eat.”
“Hm, speaking of eating, I think I’m gonna go grab a snack.”
“Michelle, maybe wait a seco-”
“Okay, umm… Why is this here?”
“Oh! Oh! Oh! That’s where we put daddy’s ice cream!”
“Ice cream?”
“Yeah! Mom said the doctors took stuff out of his throat! They’re called umm… ummm… ton…sils or something! So daddy gets to eat all the ice cream he wants! He just finished his bowl a little while ago.”
“Huh, does that mean he’s probably awake by now?”
“Hmmm… Probably! Unless he already fell back asleep.”
“You’re back! I missed you!”
“Did you behave yourself while we were out?”
“Yeah! Is daddy all better now?”
“Ah, sort of. He’ll need to rest for a while, though. Your dad’s getting him up to bed right now, so it’s probably a good idea to use indoor voices.”
“Okay!”
“Ah, thank you two for keeping an eye on her. It’s so good to have such responsible young adults at home.”
“Oh, mom, we’re not young adults yet.”
“Shhh! Clarence! Embrace it! And thanks, mom, I’ll be sure to relay that to Michelle once her cheer practice is over, too.”
“Can you open wide for me, hon?”
“Heheh.”
“What’s so funny, Johnny?”
“Usually Ripp’s telling you that.”
“Hey! No dirty jokes when doctor Phi’s working.”
“Well? What is it?”
“These are huge!”
“Okay, Phi, you don’t have to push any more dirty jokes.”
“I’m not the one with my head in the gutter.”
“Whatcha guys doing?”
“Oh, hey, Maddie! Sorry your dad’s being quite the bad influence right now. We’re just taking a look at daddy’s throat.”
“Hey, I wasn’t trying to.”
“Is daddy gonna be okay? Can soup cure him!?”
“I’m afraid comfort soup doesn’t perform tonsillectomies, dear. But Dr. Moore does.”
“…!!!!”
“Is daddy scared of the doctor!?”
“I don’t necessarily think he’s scared…”
“But he looked scared!”
“It’s just that the last time he went to the doctor, um, he had to… get a grownup checkup. It wasn’t very fun.”
“I hope I don’t get a grownup checkup!”
“Don’t worry, it’s, uhh, a checkup girls don’t have to get.”
“Wow!”
“Hmmm…. Come to think of it, I think that was the first time he’s ever been to a doctor. Talk about a bad first impression.”
Summer’s over, kids! Time to get some schoolin’!
“pls don’t throw up on me, tiny child”
tfw u trap ur wife in the all-in-one bathroom while teaching your daughter to walk for teh evulz
Just another busy evening for the JRO family!
Ripp is waiting patiently for a chance to tell Johnny a new dirty joke he learned.
Toddler Madeline is sooooo cute!
I’ll need to remodel Michelle’s room so the two can share c: